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SUBMITTER: Mapp OM
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3075581 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Mapp Oni M OM Wanner Sarah J SJ Rohrschneider Monica R MR Prince Victoria E VE
Developmental dynamics : an official publication of the American Association of Anatomists 20100601 6
The facial branchiomotor neurons undergo a characteristic tangential migration in the vertebrate hindbrain. Several signaling mechanisms have been implicated in this process, including the non-canonical Wnt/planar cell polarity (PCP) pathway. However, the role of this signaling pathway in controlling the dynamics of these neurons is unclear. Here, we describe the cellular dynamics of the facial neurons as they migrate, focusing on the speed and direction of migration, extension of protrusions, c ...[more]